People should still be cautious and wear masks, says Health Minister Satyendra Jain.
New Delhi:
Delhi will not be subjected to another lockdown in the wake of the third wave of COVID-19 as it has already peaked, state Health Minister Satyendar Jain said today, dismissing all speculation.
“There is no possibility of a blockade,” Health Minister Satyendar Jain said today. “I can tell you today that the peak of Delhi’s third wave is gone,” Jain said. When asked about the markets closing, he said: “It has not even been considered. The festival is over, the crowds will decrease now.
However, he said that people should be cautious and wear masks. “The confinement was a learning exercise … What we learned was that the benefits of confinement were the same as those of wearing masks.”
Delhi on Sunday recorded 3,235 new COVID-19 cases and 95 deaths due to the coronavirus, state government data shows.
On Diwali, infections in the national capital fell to nearly half from last week’s average 7,000 daily cases, as only 21,098 tests were performed, a third of the 60,000 tests carried out per day in Delhi since its second. wave in september.
Delhi’s daily COVID-19 chart had started its ascent 13 days ago. On November 3, the city reported an increase of 6,725 cases in 24 hours after just a few weeks of low numbers. On November 6, he crossed the 7,000 mark. A week later, on November 11, it crossed the 8,000 mark and recorded 8,593 cases, a historic record for the city.
On November 5, Delhi’s Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said that a third wave of COVID-19 was sweeping the city and that the government was preparing for all contingencies.
According to a central government report, Delhi is likely to see an average of 15,000 cases per day in winter, double the current burden.
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